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Calling the Bay Area Home: Tackling the Affordable Housing and Displacement Challenge

Special Forum on Saturday, February 20, 2016

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Bay Area housing and transportation policymakers, city planners, community and business leaders, housing developers and advocates are invited to attend a half-day event for a timely and important dialogue on the role that Bay Area local governments and regional agencies — as well as the state and federal government — can play in addressing skyrocketing housing costs and displacement of long-time residents.

Please join us at this special forum on Saturday, Feb. 20, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway, Oakland.

Who should attend?

Elected officials and local agency staff

Community and business leaders

For-profit and affordable housing developers

Advocates

This half-day forum will focus on:

Regional trends and community impacts

Common challenges and barriers

Local and regional strategies, solutions and implementable actions

Appropriate role for local jurisdictions, regional agencies, and state and federal government

Participants will also break out into four smaller groups to discuss specific challenges and strategies for (1) San Francisco, (2) the Peninsula and South Bay, (3) the East Bay and (4) the North Bay. Your comments will help inform future discussions and actions.

Thank you for your interest in this event. As of Thursday, Feb. 18 at 3 p.m. we have closed registration in order to ensure we do not exceed the maximum occupancy allowed under fire codes, and so that we have sufficient space, materials and food at the event. The conference program, displays and other materials will be posted soon at www.PlanBayArea.org.

To learn more and register, please click here.

Sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), as part of the update to Plan Bay Area 2040.

Do you need an interpreter or any other assistance to participate? Please call (415) 778-6757 or 510.817.5769 for TDD/TTY three days in advance.